I'm ACTUALLY famous on the internet. (bhutto)

[humanity]

This just in: Tonay fools media and Crikeycat murders English language.

[Intruderb]

i hope all of this attention doesnt cause any female posters to the board, cause that woul fuck up the whole fort...

[Sidr]

Originally Posted by Intruderb

i hope all of this attention doesnt cause any female posters to the board, cause that woul fuck up the whole fort...

lol... dont worry, not all girls wud get to fuckin this fort

[Soggy]

props to BBC, doesn't look like they were suckered by this at all. checked bbc website and they don't mention anything to do with bhutto jnr and facebook, just a bunch of stuff about his ma. they didnt pick up on hoax though, so maybe not props.

[Overkill]

Originally Posted by Soggy

props to BBC, doesn't look like they were suckered by this at all. checked bbc website and they don't mention anything to do with bhutto jnr and facebook, just a bunch of stuff about his ma. they didnt pick up on hoax though, so maybe not props.

Well, I think that the point BBC is making is that neither a facebook profile nor a hoax about one is real news.

[H A V O K]

Originally Posted by Overkill

Well, I think that the point BBC is making is that neither a facebook profile nor a hoax about one is real news.

Funny that.


H A V O K
- didn't hear this "news" through any media outlet yet.

[Ibe6yoube9]

Seriously, no news outlet ever considered this 'real' news. It's just being blown out of the proportion by the bored troll himself, who is actually proud that an obsurred blog buried on the NY Times website pointed out his lack of anything more constructive to do with his time.

[notsofun28]

No dude Crickey says he'll be in jail soon.

[Tonay]

they didnt pick up on hoax though, so maybe not props.

Your face, my arse:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7170329.stm

[H A V O K]

Originally Posted by Ibe6yoube9

Seriously, no news outlet ever considered this 'real' news. It's just being blown out of the proportion by the bored troll himself, who is actually proud that an obsurred blog buried on the NY Times website pointed out his lack of anything more constructive to do with his time.

Pretty much. I keep a fairly close eye on news reports here and have heard nothing about it whatsoever so it hasn't made it to TV, radio or the local rags. The guy who pointed me at this site claims to have read a newspaper article about it but I'm not in the habit of reading interstate newspapers so I can't confirm that.

Its kind of ironic to find this character using the handle "Tonay" though. I can't help but wonder if this cretin is the same Tonay who got chased out of Brawl Hall after sporting a pic of Buffy's "Spike" engaged in homosexual advances to another man in his signature there. Sure it fits; the Buffy references, the poor trolling efforts, the "I'm-so-far-up-myself-even-the-Jaws-of-Life-couldn't-extract-my-head-from-my-asshole" approach to his posts, the complete failure to address his detractors with any reasonable argument... it wouldn't take much to convince me the two accounts were one and the same.

Not that it matters. The guy is quite obviously a narcissistic wimp. Very likely the person who said he had nothing better to do recognised that Tonay's so called achievement would only appeal to likeminded gaymers... and they'd be right.


H A V O K
- Where I walk, dickheads fear to tread.

[newsjiffy]

Originally Posted by Tonay

Slate

http://www.slate.com/id/2181253/




- MTV posted up a retraction on their blog thing as well.

http://truemors.com/?p=22259




http://brennybaby.blogspot.com/2008/...an-update.html




"Refrences"

Thanks for the link to my site Tonay.

Hope the missing letter didn't shock you too much, and enjoy reading.

[Tonay]

Heya Rich.

From your site:

Favourite Movies

* Anchorman - crap
* 28 Days Later - starts good but gets gradually worse as it goes on
* Puppet Master 2 - never heard of it
* Life Is Beautiful - was gonna download this but then looked at the IMDB and thought nah
* Le Dîner de Cons - what
* Evita - nah
* Diamonds are Forever - nah
* This Is England - on my computer, not seen it yet
* Hot Fuzz - s'alright
* Velvet Goldmine - was gonna download this but then looked at the IMDB and thought nah
* Veronica Guerin - dunno
* 36 - what
* The Great Dictator - nah
* Good Bye Lenin! - nah
* Aux Reviour Les Enfants - nah
* Zoolander - nah
* Third World Cop -what
* Dark City - nah

You have RUBBISH TASTE IN MOVIES. You have a nice face though, but you should lose the glasses.

I give you an overall life rating of 5/10. You're average. I wouldn't hang out with you but I wouldn't kick you out of bed either.

[Tonay]

Hears what NPR have to say about ConsoleCity:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...04&ft=1&f=1004


And a blogster comments about this thread:

http://philiplewis.blogspot.com/2008...-facebook.html

I had a quick look at the website and found this amazing story!

An opportunist, on reading of the death of Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent expected elevation to leadership of her son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, set up a Facebook account in his name.

The story of this 'prank' was detailed on a internet forum site, home to many video-gamers. The man known as 'Tonay' lists some of the letters of support he received of condolence for his mother, as well as lots of messages from "hot pakistani girls" (his words, not mine!)

The story escalates, as many national and international papers pick up the story, and 'Tonay' starts issuing statements littered with references to West Wing and Buffy, some of his favourite shows.

He's since been outed as a fraud and the account suspended, but the forum is an interesting read as people tell him to 'cause as much mayhem as you can before the world finds out!' and Tonay debates on whether to put a link to his mates MySpace band. It just goes to show, don't always believe what you read on the internet.

[notsofun28]

Diner de Cons is a great movie. Funny too.

[SAiNT-X]

Originally Posted by Tonay

Hears what NPR have to say about ConsoleCity:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...04&ft=1&f=1004

I'm a HUGE NPR fan. You made my week Tonay.

[SAiNT-X]

Uploaded NPR interview to rapidshare for posterity.

http://rapidshare.com/files/81768880/NPR.m4a.html

[turningpoint]

HI all i have a huge cock.

[Z_E_R_O]

Originally Posted by turningpoint

HI all i have a huge cock.

I've seen it!
Photo proof:


Now who's that riding it?

[The Amazing Zeno]

Hears what NPR have to say about ConsoleCity:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...04&ft=1&f=1004

is there anything about consolecity or just about facebook?

[OneEyedJap]

He's since been outed as a fraud and the account suspended, but the forum is an interesting read as people tell him to 'cause as much mayhem as you can before the world finds out!'

I swear...

[Vid Gamer]

You're an e-Terrorist, OEJ.

[OneEyedJap]

I guess so.

w00t

[Syndicate]

...I can't believe this thread/prank went this far and so much hilarity ensued.

[Tonay]

Bhutto's just done his first press conference and gives us a shout-out.



Newsweek:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/86901

Bilawal made a statement pleading for his privacy to be respected once he returns to Oxford University later this week to resume his studies in history, which he began only last term, and he forestalled any embarrassing questions about a Facebook page under his name. "Several duplicate profiles exist now in my name," he said. British papers had reported that a profile under an assumed name was his actual one, and fraudsters have claimed credit for other Facebook pages in his name.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...4-2703,00.html

"I have been distressed by the lengths journalists have gone to access comments about me on the social networking site, Facebook.

"As you will know by now, several duplicate profiles exist in my name, some carrying deliberately false information."

[Tonay]

Ooh, Sri Lankan tv apparently said my comment out loud.


http://www.chempro.org/2008/01/fake-...o-zardari.html

I can remember one or two sri lankan television channel also publish the comment “I am not a born leader. I am not a politician or a great thinker. I'm merely a student”

http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/01/pakistan-bilawa.html

Now a new controversy surrounds this Facebook issue after one of Bilawal's roommates said that one of the profiles that has been circulated was not set up by Bilawal.

Some of the stories on major news organizations like London's Telegraph and Australia's ABC, that the NY Times blog linked to, have disappeared.

Here is a post by Tonay on Consolecity that says "On facebook, I am Bilawal, the man' Bhutto! I made an account pretending to be him.

http://yellowknifeorbust.blogspot.co...iends-who.html

Unfortunately the virtual Zardari was a phony, a pseudo-profile set up by a prankster who goes by the name of Tonay. According to an online bulletin board, Tonay (or someone claiming responsibility for the profile) set up the account because no one else had, and he or she was eager to see how far this misinformation could get.

Indeed, it didn't take long for Tonay's Zardari to receive dozens of interview requests from some of the most reputable organizations out there (including National Public Radio), letters of condolence and even a few kind words from a "Special Officer" to a head of state:
"Hello. You don't know me of course. But I'm a great supporter of your great mother, and I serve as Special Officer to the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Hopefully our acquaintance may foster a good working relationship for the future."